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I had a customer yesterday ask for something that is not permanent for his vehicle that is not magnetic signs. I was thinking static clings since I can do them on my friends Edge. The thing I am wondering is how well it will show up from the inside out. The customer has dark tinted windows. The logos for their company are a maroon on ivory. I figured if I used white static cling material that it would look ivory through the tint but didn't know if the maroon print would look good or be visible. Or would it be better to use clear and white print? Also, can static clings go on the outside of the windows? Thanks in advance.
------------------ Amy Brown AMBO Design Lake Helen, FL jabrown@cfl.rr.com
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Amy, I did 2 static cling signs for the side windows in a Jeep, on clear static cling with white letters. The windows were tinted with a medium tint. I told the customer he wouldn't like them, that they would be too dark & hard to read. He wanted them anyway. I even put some white vinyl inside the window. Had to have them. I did the job, he paid me & the next day he was back wanting me to put the vinyl on the outside of the glass. I did that & he paid me again. I kept his 2 static cling signs, he didn't want them, & I show customers what it will look like. Most go with the outside version if they have med. to dark tint. My .02 worth. Hope it helps.
John
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Amy, Do a test on your own vehicle, put a piece of static-cling on the outside of the window, door, fender, hood or any place you have a smooth surface. When applied wet and smoothed out you will be surprised at how well it coheres to vehicles. I learned the trick from Tracy DuArte in Mobile, he was working with static-cling several years ago and ran 'temporary' vehicle graphics on his truck. The main thing is to have the vehicle surface and the back of the cling VERY clean. They can be used over and over. The only problem is using vinyl letters and graphics on the cling, as the vinyl shrinks is can pucker the edges of the cling after a few weeks or months in the sun, try to leave a large margin from the edge if you do use vinyl. I've got some cling graphics I use on exterior doors of some of my rental spaces and they've been swapped around for about two years and still look good. If you can hand letter, use water based vinyl inks and the cling will lay flat.
------------------ Larry
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Jerry, explain how you would reuse removeable vinyl, please.
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